3 charged in alleged robbery

5:29 PM,
Jul. 6, 2013

Written by

Aly Brown
| Iowa City Press-Citizen

Three people were charged following an alleged robbery in the 600 block of East Bloomington Street early Saturday. According to a news release, Iowa City police officers responded to the call about 2:47 a.m. and located all five suspects within the morning.

According to police, two males said they were walking home when three black males, a white male and a black female approached them and attacked them by hitting them over the heads with a liquor bottle, then hitting and kicking them. Some of the alleged assailants reportedly stole the victims' cash and personal belongings. The victims were ...